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1. Parotid gland is affected by ---------

A. A(H1N1) virus. B. Hepatitis B-virus. C. Polio virus. D. Mumps virus.

ANSWER : (D) MUMPS VIRUS

The word parotid (PARAOTIC) literally means "beside the ear". The parotid gland is a major salivary gland in many animals. In humans, the two

parotid glands are present on either side of the mouth and in front of both ears. They are the largest of the salivary glands. Mumps is an extremely contagious viral infection of the salivary glands that most

commonly affects children. ... These glands are called the parotid glands, when they swell, the patient develops a

"hamster-like" face.

2. The founder of NALANDA University was ----------

A. Chandra Gupta I B. Kumara Gupta C. Skanda Gupta D. Samudra Gupta

ANSWER : (B) KUMARA GUPTA

NALANDA university is an ancient centre of higher learning in Bihar, India from 427 to 1197.

It survived until 1197 and later it was destroyed by foreign invaders. It had 300 lecture halls, laboratories, libraries and an observatory. Chinese travellers recorded that, 10,000 students were taught by 200 professors in NALANDA.

It was founded during KUMARA GUPTA reign.



Kumara gupta Kumaragupta I, also known as Shakraditya and Mahendraditya is an emperor of the Gupta Empire in 415–455 CE. He was the son of his predecessor Chandragupta II. The last days of his reign were not good. He issued new coins with images of his namesake, Lord Kumara.

3. Which party in Tamil Nadu first introduced “Free Noon-Meal” scheme?

A. Congress. B. Justice party. C. Swarajya party. D. Dravidian party.

ANSWER : (A)Congress (or) (b) Justice party.

JUSTICE PARTY: The Justice Party, officially the South Indian Liberal Federation, was a political party in the Madras Presidency of British India. It was established in 1917 by T. M. Nair and P. Theagaraya Chetty as a result of a series of non-Brahmin conferences and meetings in the presidency.

NOON MEAL AFTER INDEPENDANCE: In Tamil Nadu, Kamaraj ruled under CONGRESS govt in his home state,is still remembered for bringing school education to millions of the rural poor by introducing free education and the free Midday Meal Scheme during his tenure as chief minister. For his works, he was awarded with India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, posthumously in 1976.

As per the official Key it is said that Justice Party has introduced "FREE NOON MEAL" scheme. But to be specific this scheme was introduced in 1923 by Justice Party that was before independence but we should also consider the "NOON MEAL SCHEME" introduced during the period of KAMARAJAR of Congress which was after the independence.



JUSTICE PARTY KAMARAJ

4. Most of the Mangrove(Sundari) trees are found in the deltas of

A. Narmadha. B. Mahanadhi C. Hoogly. D. Cauvery.

Mangroves are a group of trees and shrubs that live in the coastal intertidal zone. There are about 80 different species of mangrove trees.

All of these trees grow in areas with low-oxygen soil, where slow-moving waters allow fine sediments to accumulate.

The Pichavaram mangroves in Tamil Nadu is India's one of the largest mangrove forests.

The Bhitarkanika Mangroves Forest of Odisha, by the Bay of Bengal, is India's second largest mangrove forest. Other major mangals occur on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the Gulf of Kutch in Gujarat.

MANGROVE FOREST HOOGLY RIVER

ANSWER: (C) HOOGLY



5. A major user of wind energy in the world is-----

A. Asia. B. Europe. C. South America. D. North America.

ANSWER: (A) ASIA

Wind energy is a form of solar energy. Wind energy(or wind power) describes the process by which wind is used to generate electricity.

Wind turbines convert the kinetic energy in the wind into mechanical power. A generator can convert mechanical power into electricity.

In Muppandal windfarm the total capacity is 1500 MW, the largest wind power plant in India.

The total wind installed capacity in Tamil Nadu is 7633 MW. During the fiscal year 2014-15, the electricity generation is 9.521 GWT, with about a 15% capacity utilization factor.

6. Rank the First Four largest paddy producing countries in Asia ------

A. India, China, Indonesia, Bangladesh. B. Indonesia, Bangladesh, India, China. C. Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, China . D. China, India, Indonesia, Bangladesh.

China is the largest producer of Paddy in Asia. Rice is the most common food mainly used in Asia .

It is cultivated mostly in the Paddy field. A paddy field is a flooded parcel of arable land used for growing semi aquatic rice. Paddy cultivation should not be confused with cultivation of deep water rice, which is grown in flooded conditions.

India is a Agricultural Nation and Farming is said to be the backbone of the nation.



FIELD IN JAPAN

7.Consider the following statement, choose the correct answer :

Assertion (A) : “Liberty means the absence of restraints” –Prof. Seely.

Reason (R) : Liberty is the eager maintenance of that atmosphere in which men have the opportunity to be their best selves.

A. Both (A) and (R) are True. B. (A) is True (R) is False. C. (A) is False (R) is True. D. (A) and (R) both False.

ANSWER: Both (A) and (R) are True



8. Lok Adalat was introduced in -------

A. 1950. B. 1987. C. 1984. D. 2000.

ANSWER: (D) 1987

Lok Adalat is one of the alternative dispute redressal mechanisms, it is a forum where

disputes/cases pending in the court of law or at pre-litigation stage are settled/ compromised amicably.

The Lok Adalat is presided over by a sitting or retired judicial officer as the chairman, with two other members, usually a lawyer and a social worker.

There is no court fee. If the case is already filed in the regular court, the fee paid will be refunded if the dispute is settled at the Lok Adalat.

No appeal lies against the order of the Lok Adalat.

9. Mr. Raghuveer Chaudhary has been nominated for the 51st Jnanpith Award in December 2015. His language of expertise is

A. Marathi. B. Gujarathi. C. Sindhi. D. Konkani.

The Jnanpith Award is an Indian literary award presented annually by the Bharatiya Jnanpith to an author for their "outstanding contribution towards literature".

Instituted in 1961, the award is bestowed only on Indian writers writing in Indian languages Cash award is 11 lakh.

2016 Jnanpith awardee is Shankha Gosh in Bengali.



Raghuveer Chaudhary JNANPITH AWARD Shankha Gosh 10. Name the country that has approved World’s First Dengue Vaccine---------

A. Australia.

B. Mexico. C. Canada. D. China.

The Government of Mexico has approved the use of the first-ever vaccine (Dengvaxia) for dengue fever.

The Dengvaxia vaccine is manufactured by the French drug maker Sanofi. The vaccine protected two-thirds of people against dengue in those aged 9 and older

in two large clinical trials spanning Latin America and Asia, involving more than 40,000 children and adolescents. .

Recently nations such as Indonesia, Thailand and Singapore. Mexico, the Philippines, Brazil, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Paraguay, Guatemala, Peru, Indonesia, Thailand and Singapore have officially approved Dengvaxia in their Countries.



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